CLABSI
Nursing Interventions
Staff Education
Patient Education
Insertion
Maintenance
Monitoring
CLABSI Bundle
Infection Risks
Nurse- Patient Relationship/ Rapport
Proper daily care
sterile procedure
Dressing Changes
PICC Team vs. Staff nurse responsibility
Daily evaluation of line (is it necessary?)
Basic Hand Hygiene
Central Lines Vs PIV
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
Education on Home care
Referral for a visiting nurse
what is the difference, why do they have one over the other
teach patient about chlorhexidine bath they recieve
Flushing and blood draw protocol
chlorhexidine baths
chart all activity and whether line is necessary
cap changes per hospital protocol
intermittent vs continuous
chlorhexidine baths
cap changes and flushing
site condition, flushing complications, dressing changes
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tubing changes per protocol
securement device changes
define & how to decrease r/f infection
choosing fewest lumens as possible
minimize number of entries
IV tubing changes
importance of decreasing rates
PICOT question: In patients with central lines (P), does scrubbing the port of the central line after removing the curos (I) instead of just removing the curos cap (C) decrease the risk of infection (O) during the time a central line is in place (T)?
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who should be responsible for dressing changes
why does the patient need central access/ can it be avoided
maintain sterile environment
flushing frequency
minimize possible complications for patients
how to properly care for their PICC
Access baseline knowledge of care
Access home environment for risk factors of developing infection
what are they receiving through the PICC
Ex. TPN has higher risks for developing infection
I Group, Good start to your coggle/ brainstorming map. What are your ideas on your EBP and your PICOT question. you will be figuring this out soon . Remember your project has to be nurse driven. So you need to do a nursing intervention. Kelly
I Group, Good start to your coggle/ brainstorming map. What are your ideas on your EBP and your PICOT question. you will be figuring this out soon . Remember your project has to be nurse driven. So you need to do a nursing intervention. Kelly
Nurse Driven Intervention: Nurses cleanse the needleless port connector with alcohol swab after removing the curos cap to further prevent CLABSI